LATEST: Draft plans released for new Social Club on High Royds

First of all, apologies that it has taken so long for us to provide an update on the proposed new Social Club for High Royds. Rest assured that we have been busy working to get a new building built by the developer.

We have been speaking to Menston Cricket Club and Guiseley Juniors Football Club and have provided Avant with our minimum criteria for the new building. Before providing you an update we wanted the initial plans back from the builder. These have now been received and we are delighted to share them with you.

There are draft plans (subject to pricing and planning) to look at (below): two showing the various elevations; one showing details of the interior; and another showing the location of the proposed building.

The building will serve as a hub for High Royds residents helping us to enhance our community while also providing for both cricket and football to ensure the facilities on site are used as originally envisaged.

• Before questions come flooding in some points to note:
• While we may make some suggestions for small changes we will not be looking to significantly alter what is proposed because changes will lead to further delay and additional cost.
• While we would have liked the new building to be built with the same stone as the original hospital buildings this will not be possible due to the costs involved. The design and external materials will be to meet the planners’ requirements. The planners have always been opposed to a new building which looks like the original hospital buildings and seem to have wanted a contrast of styles to reflect the fact it’s a modern building. It’s a typical opinion of many planners and architects.
• We are pushing for the build to be sustainable and environmentally friendly.

We will be following this up with a survey on the Facebook page to see how you would like to use the new building. Please take time to fill this in as it will help us with our business plan.

Finally, a reminder that we are always looking for more people to become involved in this project. If you are interested please get in touch.